From one of the world s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth s final frontier the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planetMore people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know about deep space than w

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity s fate Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British

A dazzling group portrait of Franz Boas, the founder of cultural anthropology, and his circle of women scientists, who upended American notions of race, gender, and sexuality in the 1920s and 1930s a sweeping chronicle of how our society began to question the basic ways we understand other cultures

A riveting, terrifying, thrilling story of a netherworld that few people know about, and fewer will ever see The soul of this book is as wild as the ocean itself Susan Casey, best selling author of The Wave In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean A riveting, adrenaline fue

What is going to cause our extinction How can we save ourselves and our future End Times answers the most important questions facing humankindEnd Times is a compelling work of skilled reportage that peels back the layers of complexity around the unthinkable and inevitable end of humankind From as

A noted neurologist challenges the widespread misunderstanding of brain disease and mental illness How the Brain Lost Its Mind tells the rich and compelling story of two confounding ailments, syphilis and hysteria, and the extraordinary efforts to confront their effects on mental life How does th

A witty celebration of the tiny tardigrade, a microscopic creature that looks like a bear Living in a tiny house has one huge drawback no space for pets So when a little girl s parents announce that it s time for the family to simplify, downsizing from a huge home in the city to a tiny house in th

A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language Language is humanity s most spectacular open source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in interesting ways than ever before Internet conversations are structured by th

The 2013 2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever but the outbreaks continue Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake up call about the future of emerging viruses from the 1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone, soon to be a National Geogr

A powerful and inspiring story Guido Rahr s mission to save the wild Pacific salmon leads him into adventures that make for a breathtakingly exciting read Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia In the tradition of Mountains Beyond Mountains and The Orchid Thief, Stronghold is Tucker Malarkey